Measles is a highly contagious illness that experts believed to be eradicated in America nearly two decades ago thanks to the MMR vaccine. Measles, however, remains a trending topic on social media and across media outlets as waves of outbreaks continue to spread across the U.S.
The Center of Disease Control (CDC) has already confirmed over 704 cases of the disease this year. This being the highest number of confirmed cases since back in 1994. As the outbreak continues to get worse, health experts across the U.S. are urging parents to take their children in for vaccinations.
As The Inquisitr reported last week, the CDC has also started to encourage individuals who would have been vaccinated between the years of 1957 and 1989 to schedule a doctor’s appointment to get a second dose of the vaccine. The CDC has made this request as the second dose of the vaccine was not available until after 1989.
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